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Grave Stele Fragment

1921.01.0020

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Artifact Identification Grave Stele Fragment   (1921.01.0020)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Ceremonial Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period/Date Roman Empire, 1st - 2nd century CE
Culture Roman

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 28.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 24.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.0 cm
Weight 2000+ g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Stone--Marble
Manufacturing Processes Carved
Munsell Color Information white (n9) -ns very light gray ( n8) -ns med. light gray ( n6) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description

Fragment of a marble slab, Rome (late I-II ?) cf. CIL VI 15741, unpublished, epitaph of Epinicus, slave of C. Clodius Hermes. Bodel, John, and Stephen Tracy, eds. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist. Rome: American Academy, 1997.
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Bodel, John, and Stephen Tracy, eds. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist. Rome: American Academy, 1997.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Mary L. Trowbridge Collection
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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